Blog Post #8

Being teachers in today's world means we have access to a wide variety of educational tools. In order to be successful in our classrooms, we need to take advantage of all these tools. Most of them are only a key stroke away.

The first tool I find to be useful is called Pocket. Pocket allows you to save any web content you may find useful into an online folder and come back to it later. This is a great research tool. Web documents, videos, and even photos can be put into your Pocket for later use. I feel like this will be particularly useful for students who have no access to a computer from home. If a student is doing research from school, they can save all of the resources they may think to be helpful to their Pocket and be able to access it from any computer.

Another very valuable tool for education is Quizlet. Quizlet is one of the best online tools I have ever used. I use it every time I need to study. I think it is extremely helpful for students. It allows the student to make online flash cards for any subject matter. Quizlet also lets students access each others cards. One of it's best features, in my opinion, is the study options. Quizlet has three different study options. You can just review the flash cards one at a time, you can play a matching game, and you can take a test. There is even an app, so the students can access their flaw cards form their smart phones. I know from experience, this is a great tool!